Language of the Stock Market (page 1 review)

Stockholders are owners; bondholders are lenders. 

When a corporation divides 1 share of stock into 2 (or more) shares. 

Preferred stock dividends are calculated as a % of the market value. 

This stock is less risky.

Distributions of earnings a corporation pays to stockholders. 

These stockholders are guaranteed dividends. 

Corporations must repay shareholders. 

A type of debt that a company issues to investors for a specified amount of time. 

An investors with a conservative investment philosophy would most likely chose...

Which of the following investments is located at the highest place on the pyramid of risk?

These stockholders vote to elect the boar of directors. 

Stocks and bonds are equally risky to invest in.